The Boeing 747 program has given us icons of the skies like the earlier 747-100 and 747-200 models, as well as the best-selling 747-400. Having first announced plans to develop a new member of ...

Where Boeing's Next-Gen 747-8 Comes to Life 35 photos. ... The 747-8 freighter can fly up to 4,390 nautical miles. The Intercontinental has a wing span of 224 feet, 7 inches, ...

To put the 747's noise emissions into perspective, the Airbus A320-200 and Boeing 737-800 typically emit between 93-94 dB, so the 747-8 is only slightly louder. But more modern aircraft like the ...

The 747-8 freighter can fly up to 4,390 nautical miles. The Intercontinental has a wing span of 224 feet, ... Boeing's 747-8 Freighter, which made its first flight a year ago.

While Boeing struggles to fix and fly its 787 Dreamliner by year-end, another new jetliner from the company looks certain to get into the air sooner. The first 747-8, the ...

EVERETT, Washington — Boeing spent more than five years and billions of dollars developing its new 747-8, but in the end the decision on whether to send the company’s biggest aircraft ever ...

The freighter version of the 747-8 can fly up to 4,390 nautical miles. The Intercontinental has a wing span of 224 feet, 7 inches, and is 250 feet, 2 inches long. Its tail towers to 63 feet, 6 ...

Boeing 747 from the Flight Deck The final 747—a 747-8 model—left the production line for its inaugural flight on February 1 this year. The crew traced a unique pattern in the sky: a queen’s ...

Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental takes to the skies (Photo: Boeing) 6 / 7 The 747-8 Intercontinental began its flight test program on March 20, 2011 (Photo: Boeing) ...

The Atlas Air 747-8 was revealed, emblazoned with a special decal on its nose: “Joe Sutter Forever Incredible.” The first 747 takes off on its first flight on February 9, 1969. [Courtesy: Boeing] ...

After the new 747-8 model’s first flight in February, Boeing test pilots flew test flights of this largest version of the iconic humped wide-body airplane out of Moses Lake in central Washington.

News Peg. The incident involved a freighter version of the 747-8 aircraft, the latest and most advanced model of Boeing’s popular jumbo jet. With airlines choosing more modern and fuel-efficient ...